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Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase
Husam Badran, a member of Hamas' political wing, called for the full implementation of all the terms of the first phase before moving forward, including an end to what he called the continuing demolition of Palestinian homes in the majority of the territory still controlled by Israel.
South Korea scrambles fighter jets as Chinese, Russian warplanes enter air defence zone
The Russian and Chinese military aircraft had been identified and South Korean fighter jets were deployed in case of any contingencies
Germany's Merz: Europe must become less dependent on United States
I see no need for the Americans to now want to save democracy in Europe
Watch: Australia blocks social media for under-16s amid safety concerns
Platforms affected include Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, Threads, Snapchat, Kick, Twitch, Reddit, and YouTube
Minister calls for inclusive public service for vulnerable groups
Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Rini Widyantini emphasized that public services must be inclusive and ...
Govt to rehabilitate MSMEs, cooperatives in flood-hit Sumatra
The Indonesian government will rehabilitate micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives affected by ...
Universities' collaboration for impact in Sumatra disaster relief
In late November 2025, high-intensity rainfall triggered devastating floods and landslides that killed hundreds of ...
Turkey wants to increase strategic cooperation, trade with Indonesia
Turkish Ambassador to Indonesia Talip Kucukcan stated that his country wants to increase bilateral cooperation and ...
Putins India Visit Reveals New Delhis Complicated Strategy
Amid difficult relations with the U.S., India is keen to show that it has other options.
In Pakistan, Prabowo voices support for Palestinian struggle
President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed Indonesia's commitment to supporting the Palestinian struggle, particularly ...
RI, Turkey enjoy the best diplomatic relations in history: Ambassador
Turkish Ambassador to Indonesia Talip Kucukcan stated that amidst the celebration of 75 years of diplomatic relations ...
Ministry begins recovery for 60 universities hit by Sumatra disasters
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology reported that 60 universities under its supervision were ...
Indonesia's economy seen strengthening to 55.2 percent in 2026
Indonesia's economy is expected to perform more strongly in 2026 than this year, according to a senior ...
Prabowo thanks Pakistan for supporting Indonesia's health sector
President Prabowo Subianto has thanked the Pakistani government for supporting Indonesia's health sector, including ...
Junta Offers Reward for Dr. Tayzar San, Two Others After Mandalay Protest
The junta promised 20 million kyats for information on Dr. Tayzar San, Ko Nan Lin and Ko Khant Wai Phyo as it tightens security ahead of Wednesdays silent strike.
Indonesia, Pakistan sign seven cooperation agreements
Indonesia and Pakistan on Tuesday signed seven cooperation agreements covering education, trade, health, and security ...
Kadin calls on industries to share aggregated health data with govt
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has urged industries to integrate employee medical check-up ...
Indonesia blocks local leaders' foreign trips amid disaster response
Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has issued a circular letter restricting all regional government ...
Govt to build 2,000 CSR-funded homes for Sumatra survivors
Housing Minister Maruarar Sirait revealed that the construction of 2,000 homes for Sumatra disaster survivors in Aceh, ...
Sasak Council affirms new inclusive cultural paradigm
The Sasak Traditional Council (MAS) has underscored a significant shift in how the Sasak community interprets its ...
Year-end: Indonesia rolls out holiday transport discount nationwide
Indonesia is rolling out a wide range of transport fare discounts over the year-end holiday period in an effort to ease ...
Myanmar Gems Trade Loses Shine as Junta Cracks Down on Dealers
Warning letters and repeated interrogations over alleged resistance links are forcing merchants to change the way they do business.
SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, has awarded Ruijie Networks the ...
Lexar Unveils Industry's First AI Storage Core for NextGeneration Edge AI Devices
As AI computing moves rapidly from the cloud to the edge, devices such as AI PCs, intelligent vehicles, and robotics ...
Indonesia targets $8 mln from seaweed deals at FIE 2025 in Paris
Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries aims to secure up to US$8 million in potential ...
Police probes alleged illegal logging causing Sumatra floods
The Directorate of Specific Crimes at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency is investigating alleged ...
Manpower Ministry prepares experts to support Sumatra recovery
Manpower Minister Yassierli stated that his ministry is preparing to deploy experts serving as instructors from its job ...
Indonesia expands measures to protect migrant workers abroad
Since taking office in October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto has introduced a series of measures to strengthen ...
Indonesia strengthens policies as aging population expands
The Indonesian government is strengthening elderly-related policies as Statistics Indonesia data shows that 21 ...
How India's largest airline lost control and threw air travel into chaos
Once the poster child of on time budget air travel in India, IndiGo is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. What happened?
Minister approves 10,000 tons rice supply for disaster-hit Aceh
Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has approved an additional ten thousand tons of rice requested by Aceh ...
Recently, Hainan, China's southern island province, formally released the White Paper on Shaping Hainan ' s ...
Indonesians welcome Prabowo in Islamabad with angklung tribute
Indonesians in Pakistan welcomed President Prabowo Subianto with patriotic songs played on angklung instruments as he ...
IPB produces one tonne of endang for Sumatra disaster victims
IPB University and the Minang Students and Alumni Association (PAPMM) have produced one tonne of rendang for survivors ...
Discrimination elimination key in RI's policy direction: dy minister
Deputy Minister of National Development Planning Febrian Alphyanto Ruddyard said that integrating human rights and ...
Indonesia urges nationals in Japan to stay alert after M7.5 quake
Indonesias embassy in Tokyo urged its nationals in Japan to stay calm and alert after a powerful 7.5-magnitude ...
Goa nightclub owners fled to Thailand hours after deadly fire, police say
Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.
China's Hainan safeguards rainforest ecosystem, preserves ethnic culture
Changjiang Li Autonomous County, situated in the heart of Hainan Island, recently hosted the 2025 Rainforest and ...
China's Guizhou achieved all-round agricultural and rural advancement over the past five years
Guizhou, China's only mountainous province without plains, has developed modern, efficient mountain agriculture ...
China's Guizhou's green agricultural products make way into Persian Gulf
The 2025 Middle East Organic & Natural Expo kicked off on Nov. 17 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the ...
Sumatran elephants, human bear heavy toll of devastating floods
Environmental degradation should be treated as a serious priority by the government, as poorly managed land use, ...
Were also deeply committed to the Quad, says Secretary of State Rubio
Marco Rubio said that the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting was his first meeting soon after he was sworn in as Secretary of State in January this year
SOPA 2026 Journalism Awards Open for Entries; Deadline Feb. 26
-The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to championing editorial excellence ...
U.K. local politician to pay hefty fine for hiring Indian student as nanny illegally
Hina Mir, a councillor and a qualified solicitor, was found to have hired 22-year-old Himanshi Gongley for 1,200 pounds in cash a month despite her having no legal work rights in the U.K.
A wage for housework? India's sweeping experiment in paying women
Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the worlds largest experiments.
Trump calls EU fine on X 'nasty one', says Europe going in 'bad directions'
Europe is going in some bad directions, Mr. Trump told reporters at a White House event, saying he expected to get a full report on the EU fine later on Monday.
Myanmar election should be free, fair and inclusive: India
Nusron Wahid vows to protect farmland in post-disaster Sumatra
Indonesias Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR)/National Land Agency (BPN) Head Nusron ...
China vows to defend sovereignty over Taiwan as Trump unveils security strategy
Taiwan is the first red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations and China brooks no external interference, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said
Ministry plans state land use for Sumatran disaster victims: Nusron
Indonesias Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Nusron Wahid said on Monday the ministry is ready ...
GoTyme Bank Launches Crypto Trading in the Philippines in Partnership with Alpaca
-GoTyme Bank, the fastest-growing bank in the Philippines and a joint venture between the Gokongwei Group and Tyme ...
RI Govt plans major land-use revisions in flood-hit Sumatra
Indonesias Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Nusron Wahid said on Monday that the land-use plans ...
OJK launches financial literacy guide for people with disabilities
Indonesias Financial Services Authority (OJK) unveiled a Financial Literacy Guide for people with disabilities ...
RI Govt sends intern doctors, repairs hospitals in disaster-hit Aceh
Indonesias Health Ministry is prioritizing repairs to damaged hospitals in Aceh and mobilizing intern doctors ...
RI Govt targets graduation of 400,000 families from social aid
Indonesias Social Affairs Ministry aims to help at least 400,000 beneficiary families become economically ...
RI Govt to expand free meal program for disabled citizens
The Indonesian government will provide free nutritious meals twice daily to 36,000 people with disabilities starting in ...
RI Govt exempts tuition for students hit by Sumatra floods
Indonesias Higher Education Ministry will waive tuition fees for one to two semesters for students affected by ...
RI Govt ensures aid for women, children in flood-hit Sumatra
Minister of Womens Empowerment and Child Protection Arifatul Choiri Fauzi said on Monday that the needs of women ...
Timor Leste PM meets Yogyakarta Sultan to bolster cultural ties
Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmo met Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, Governor of Indonesias Special ...
Sumatra schools struggle to resume classes after floods, landslides
The Indonesian Education Ministry reported that schools in 52 districts across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra ...
Myanmar Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs Disappear
Observers say the junta chiefs claim that the military will eventually exit politics is meaningless in a system engineered to preserve its dominance.
Govt deploys doctors to Sumatra in post-disaster health response
Indonesias Ministry of Health has begun deploying intern doctors and medical specialists from ministry-owned ...
Benin coup leader's location, fate of hostages unknown after failed takeover
The Economic Community of West African States, the organisation representing the regional bloc of nations, said on Dec 7 that it had deployed a standby force to Benin to help preserve democracy.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs chief Tom Fletcher has called for radical transformation of aid by reducing bureaucracy, boosting efficiency and giving more power to local groups
Over 4,200 rescued in Aceh, search for 62 missing continues: Basarnas
Indonesias Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has rescued 4,271 people across 17 Aceh districts following major ...
RI Govt mobilizes emergency kitchens for isolated Aceh Tamiang
Indonesias Ministry of Womens Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) has urged free nutritious meal ...
RI Govt vows to expand disability-friendly health centers
On National Health Day, Indonesias Ministry of Health pledged to expand disability-friendly community health ...
West Sumatra to rehabilitate 25,000 hectares of flood-damaged land
The West Sumatra government is prioritizing the rehabilitation of 25,000 hectares of flood-hit agricultural land to ...
Aceh deploys elephants to clear flood debris in Pidie Jaya
Acehs Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is deploying four trained elephants to help remove wood ...
No Christmas homecoming: Families mourn victims of Goa nightclub fire
Twenty-five people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in India's Goa early on Sunday.
Indonesia to fund full repair of roads, bridges in West Sumatra floods
The Indonesian government will cover all costs to repair roads and bridges damaged by recent flash floods in Malalak, ...
Washington Rediscovers Myanmars Chaotic Borderlands
Like British colonial pacification campaigns, and modern-day crackdowns, the new US strike force targets a borderland that has long attracted aggressive interventions.
Southwest Papua marks anniversary with progress report, new targets
Southwest Papua Governor Elisa Kambu outlined the provinces achievements on its third anniversary on Monday, ...
Indonesia boosts campus-led response to North Sumatra disaster
Indonesias Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology reinforced disaster-response efforts in North ...
RI Govt targets year-end completion of Sumatra disaster response
Indonesias Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology aims to complete emergency response efforts for ...
Indonesia denies hoax claiming free meals to be replaced with cash aid
The Indonesian government dismissed claims that Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa proposed replacing food under the ...
Govt readies Rp75.9 bln fund for flood-affected students, lecturers
The Indonesian Government has allocated a budget of $4.4 million (Rp75.9 billion) to cover the living expenses of ...
BMKG warns of extreme weather in North Sumatra, Dec 8-15
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned residents to remain alert for potential extreme ...
Prabowo approves Rp60 mln aid for houses damaged in Sumatra floods
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has approved Rp60 million, or about US$3,600, in assistance for each house ...
Indonesian academic urges tough action on illegal forest mining
An Indonesian academic urged law-enforcement agencies to intensify crackdowns on illegal mining, warning that forest ...
Minister asks SMKs to harness regional agricultural potential
Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti encouraged Indonesian vocational high schools (SMK) to help ...
Prabowo warns officials against exploiting Sumatra disaster
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered ministers and regional leaders to prevent corruption across state ...
Indonesia speeds up repairs to reconnect flood-hit areas in Aceh
The Indonesian government is accelerating efforts to reopen key roads and bridges in Aceh after floods and ...
Pertamina restores 98 percent of fuel stations in flood-hit Sumatra
Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina said it has restored operations at 688 fuel stations, or about 98 ...
Agriculture ministry delivers first batch of aid to Aceh flood victims
The Ministry of Agriculture stated that the first batch of humanitarian aid has arrived in Langsa, Aceh to meet the ...
Man found guilty of Australian beach murder after hiding in India for years
The half-buried body of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley was discovered by her father in October 2018.
Prabowo doubles regional aid to Rp4 bln for Sumatra disaster-hit areas
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has approved the allocation of up to Rp4 billion, or around US$239,000, in ...
President Prabowo orders Bailey bridges completed next week in Aceh
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has urged the completion of Bailey bridge construction by next week to reconnect ...
India actor Dileep cleared in 2017 rape and abduction case of actress
The court convicted six others, but cleared Dileep who was accused of orchestrating the assault.
Jakarta governor affirms measures against northern tidal floods
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo affirmed that his administration has pursued preventative measures against tidal ...
